rhingyll

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Welsh rhingyll (sergeant).

Noun[edit]

rhingyll (plural rhingylls)

  1. (Wales, historical) A sergeant (inferior officer attendant on magistrates).

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rhingyll m (plural rhingylliaid or rhingyllod)

  1. sergeant, beadle, bailiff